A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

Ishmael Beah

229 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging dark sad medium-paced
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My new friends have begun to suspect I haven't told them the full story of my life.Why did you leave Sierra Leone?Because there is a war.You mean, you saw people running around with guns and shooting each other?Yes, all the time.Cool.I smile a lit...

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Moods

dark 79%
emotional 74%
sad 71%
challenging 53%
tense 48%
informative 46%
reflective 34%
inspiring 28%
hopeful 16%
adventurous 12%

Pace

medium 59%
fast 27%
slow 12%

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